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What would I most like to see? What would I most like to see in all people… from all people… given to all people… In all things… in sports, politics, relationships, families, you-name-it… Instead of division... instead of the strife… instead of any arrogance, self-righteousness, or denigration…
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On Saturday, Michigan at Ohio State and Florida at Florida State dominated our flat screen (… congratulations, Buckeyes and 'Noles). It was great. In fact, this whole week has been sweet; it’s “rivalry week.” Rivalry week means the fiercest rivals finally face off against one another. They bring their
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It was 1863… January first brought us The Second Battle of Galveston. Three companies of Union forces under the command of Col. Isaac S. Burrell were captured or killed both on land or by sea by the armies of Maj. Gen. John B. Magruder. Magruder had prioritized the re-seizing
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Ponder that thought for a moment… Of all that’s been said and written in the last two weeks… hashed and rehashed… ranted and raved… and the whole range of expressed and unexpressed emotion in our country — surprise, shock, glee, despair, fear, freedom, and so much more… For all that’
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Recently I experienced a tough conflict with a few friends. “Tough” means the conflict was deep, the passions were strong, and the people are important to me; we didn’t all feel the same way, and navigating through the conflict is difficult. Shortly after the conflict commenced, I got on
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In case it isn’t clear, the Intramuralist is not a conflict avoider. It’s not that I love it, desire it, nor welcome conflict with open arms. It simply doesn’t scare me away. And I have realized that navigating through conflict wisely is undoubtedly one of the most
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Navigating through the aftermath. Remembering that division has existed long before now. Wading through the wise words of others… “Everybody is sad when their side loses an election. But the day after, we have to remember we’re actually all on one team.” — B.Obama “I believe that we can
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My heart grieves. It grieves for a nation divided. We see persons who are hurting. We see persons who are fearful. We also see persons who are proud. And we see arguably the majority somewhere in between. Among both the fearful and the proud, we see persons sincerely unable to
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I have only one phrase for this day, and no, it’s not: “Thank God it’s over.” :) After campaigns that were too often filled with intentional disrespect, we need far more than a respite from the nasty. The nasty is not who we are… We are the United States
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Eight years ago today was the birth of the Intramuralist. I was so discouraged by the way people interacted with one another — by the way good, intelligent people seemed to forsake all wisdom, and forget to treat their brothers and sisters with the respect we each deserve. That day, we
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While our current societal state seems rife with disagreement, one thing most agree upon is that our political system is broken. It's inefficient. It’s too much… … too much money… too much spending… too much obstruction… too much manipulation of the rules… too much gerrymandering… too much partisanship…
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What should we fight about? C’mon… what should it be? Cubs/Indians? Indians/Cubs? (… although for the time being, that’s already been decided… Congratulations, Cubs' fans…) How about Clinton/Trump? Or Trump/Clinton? Or how about how one has so much more integrity than the other? Friends,